19thCentury locomotive sandhouse - 3
STEP2:Assembling the sides
3: Cut out four car side segments; they are 7’ tall
and 11’ long. Lay two segments over the base,
aligning the endswith the base. Cut out a small
piece of 1/32" thick plain basswood to fill in the
space between the side segments. This is the
side of the boxcar with a standard boxcar door
that facilitates loading raw sand into the building.
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4: Cut out four car side segments; they are 7’
tall and 11’ long. Align the remaining car side
segments over the base. Place aGrandt Line 5131
shed door in the space between segments. Cut
some 3/32 scribedwood to fill the space between
the door and the car sheathing. This is the side
of the boxcar with a standard boxcar door that
facilitates loading raw sand into the building.
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Converting frommm to scale inches
HO scale is 3.5mm=12"
Dividing12"by87= .01379" =3.5mm
If ameasurement of 34" is required inmm, use the following
equation
3.5mm/12" x34" = x in this case x=9.91mmor 10mm
If youknow the value inmmbut need inches the formula is as
follows:
10mm= (3.5mm/12")x
10mm= .29167x
34.28" = x
Constants for other scales
O scaleuse6.35mm
S scaleuse4.7625mm
HO scaleuse3.5mm
N scaleuse1.905m
MRH-Apr2014
